Mendes took the shock step of insisting his consumer is “absolutely dedicated” to Manchester United and has no intention of leaving Outdated Trafford any time quickly.

Mourinho is the bookmakers’ favorite to be the subsequent top-flight supervisor to depart and woke as much as a report yesterday that Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has been focused to interchange him subsequent summer time.

That story could also be behind agent Mendes’ shock – and uncommon – assertion clarifying his consumer’s standing on the eve of at present’s Premier League conflict with Fulham.

“It’s very unfaithful. Jose may be very joyful on the membership and the membership may be very pleased with him. He has a long-term contract with Manchester United and is absolutely dedicated to the membership in constructing a stable profitable venture.”

However Mills believes there may be an underlying message behind the assertion – that Mourinho desires an enormous pay-off if he’s to be given the boot.

“The second a part of the assertion says Jose isn’t going to stroll away – if you wish to eliminate him you are going to have to present him an enormous pay cheque, and he is most likely entitled to that,” Mills mentioned on Sky Sports activities’ The Debate present.

“The primary a part of it – are they only stirring it up just a little bit?

“You are at Manchester United. Each single supervisor is underneath stress, no matter membership you are at it does not matter.

“If you happen to’re at Manchester United, that stress is ramped up. If outcomes aren’t going your manner and you are not profitable issues, much more so.

“Even when he was profitable trophies there he was underneath stress as a result of the best way that they performed – or the best way they weren’t enjoying given the best way United followers supposedly needed.

“It is a kind of – if you wish to eliminate me, sack me, and I am going to take an enormous pay-off. If not, simply depart me alone.”

Mendes’ remark comes at an attention-grabbing time, particularly given Mourinho’s agent didn’t publicly reply to the report that he can be sacked no matter the end result of October’s conflict with Newcastle.

Senior sources on the membership strongly denied the story on the time and it’s understood the supervisor nonetheless retains the backing of the United hierarchy. He has a contract with United till 2020, with an choice for an extra yr, after signing a brand new and improved deal in January.

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It’s reported the contract features a clause meaning it’s cheaper to sack Mourinho in the event that they fail to qualify for the Champions League.

Predecessors David Moyes and Louis van Gaal paid for failing to succeed in European soccer’s prime desk.

After three attracts in a four-match winless league run, Mourinho’s facet want a lift towards Fulham.

That run – damaged up solely by a late 1-Zero win towards Younger Boys within the Champions League – leaves United in eighth spot within the prime flight, with an eight-point hole to the highest 4.